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propyl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹoʊpəl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree French propionique Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French propyl-der. English propyl From the chemical prefix propyl-, from propylic or directly from earlier French propylique, from prop(ionique) + -yle + -ique, where -yle, as in French méthylène, is from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”).

Meanings

  1. Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Forms

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Deriveds

dipropyl · propylthiouracil · dipropylethyne · proflazepam · propyliodone · meprobamate · diisopropylphenyl · amprolium · profadol · propylketobemidone · hydroxypropyl · propylbenzene · reproterol · propicillin · trifluoropropyl · valproic acid · dipropyltryptamine · aminopropyl · thiopropyl · propylhexedrine · isopropyl · meprylcaine · emepronium · pramipexole · chloropropyl · pergolide · propidene · prajmaline · propylcarbinol · propylamphetamine · mercaptopropyl · propylamine · sulfopropyl · cyanopropyl · propylparaben · propyl alcohol · iopromide

Relateds

propylic

Translations (15)

ca propil (hydrocarbon radicals) · fi propyyli (hydrocarbon radicals) · sv propyl (hydrocarbon radicals) · pt propilo (hydrocarbon radicals) · el προπύλιο (hydrocarbon radicals) · ru пропи́л (hydrocarbon radicals) · cs propyl (hydrocarbon radicals) · cmn 丙基 (hydrocarbon radicals) · hu propil (hydrocarbon radicals) · nl propyl (hydrocarbon radicals) · ga próipil (hydrocarbon radicals) · it propile (hydrocarbon radicals) · es propilo (hydrocarbon radicals) · pt propila (hydrocarbon radicals) · pl propyl (hydrocarbon radicals)